…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
In Part I of the interview with Samuel Toye, cast member of new company The Three Dots, we chatted about training in Italy, the universal language of mime and the company’s UK debut performance. In Part II, Samuel talks about all things theatre, including hidden talents, etiquette and onstage mishaps. MIMES (Most Imbecilic Mime Ensemble Show)... Continue Reading →
MIMES (Most Imbecilic Mime Ensemble Show) is the UK debut show of new company The Three Dots, and it's due to play at Etcetera Theatre from 16th - 20th August as part of the Camden Fringe (you can get your tickets here ). I recently had a chat with Samuel Toye about training in Italy, the... Continue Reading →
Why should every musical theatre fan visit The Theatre Cafe in the West End? New York has Ellen's Stardust Diner, which boasts up and coming New York actors singing their hearts out while serving - I visited it in 2013 and enjoyed it with wide-eyed joy. As far as I'm aware, the closest thing we... Continue Reading →
Thursday 3rd August 2017 at the Wyndham's Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Lonny Price, is inspired by a boyfriend of Robertson's experience of seeing Holiday perform in a tiny, run down venue to a tiny audience in 1959, four months before her death.... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 2nd August, 2017 at the London Palladium. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the classic novel of the same name by Kenneth Grahame, Julian Fellowes' adaptation of The Wind in the Willows is an absolute joy to watch from start to finish. While the story appeals primarily to children and those who loved Grahame's novel as children,... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 at the Noël Coward Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This new version of Half A Sixpence (based on the novel Kipps by H G Wells) is a delight. Presented by Cameron Mackintosh and the Chichester Festival Theatre Productions and adapted by Julian Fellowes, it's a perfect example of why productions of classic period... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 1st August 2017 at the Aldwych Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful, The Carole King Musical is...well, beautiful! It's an aptly named show featuring some gorgeous vocals from a very talented cast and it's a lovely, uplifting story of self discovery and finding your worth. With book by Douglas McGrath and direction from Marc Bruni, it's... Continue Reading →
Thursday 3rd August 2017 at Etcetera Theatre in Camden, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Falling Pennies Theatre Company's Doomed Resistance is a new play and a farce set in Belgium in 1914. Directed by Rebecca Blake, this three hander delivers a manic, comic take on war and its tendency to make people do strange things....like pretending to be... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 at The Cockpit Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Circus Abyssinia's Ethiopian Dreams is bursting at the seams with acrobatic talent and impressive visual spectacle. The company deliver juggling, cloth spinning, contortionist and acrobatic acts which are all underscored with joyous, atmospheric music. Moments in which I found myself watching through my fingers are... Continue Reading →
